Gordon Scott, who played Tarzan in a series of 1950s films, has died.
Scott made 24 movies including "Tarzan and the Lost Safari" (1957), "Tarzan's Fight for Life" (1958), "Tarzan and the Trappers" (1958), "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure" (1959) and "Tarzan the Magnificent" (1960).
The cast in the 1959 movie included Sean Connery and Anthony Quayle.
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Maryland's school teachers are being urged to use comic books to help children learn to read.
'Reading is such an important activity for all children, and using comic book-related lessons offers teachers an important new tool to draw students into the world of words,' said state Superintendent Nancy Grasmick. 'This project enhances other work that goes on in the reading class.'
Comic books and graphic novels should not replace other forms of literature, but they can be an entry point for some reluctant readers, Grasmick said.
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Liv Tyler will play Betty Ross opposite Ed Norton's Bruce Banner in the new "Incredible Hulk" film.
The movie will unfold with Ross estranged from Banner (Norton), but with the pursuit of the Hulk heating up and Banner on the run trying to cure his condition, Ross finds herself swept back into his life.
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Dial B for Burbank begins a series looking at The Shadow art of comics great Jim Steranko. We have our only little gallery of Steranko-illustrated Shadow paperbacks here.
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The BBC is at work on a TV documentary about legendary comics artist (and Spider-Man co-creator) Steve Ditko.
The long list of those interviewed for the documentary include: Jerry Robinson, John Romita, Neil Gaiman, Paul Levitz, Ralph Macchio, Flo Steinberg, Alan Moore, Mark Millar, Stan Lee, Cat Yronwode and others, all filmed in the U.K., New York City and Los Angeles.
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